[Herbalogical study on historical evolution of collection, processing and efficacy of Citri Exocarpium Rubrum and Citri Grandis Exocarpium].

In ancient times, the original plants of Citri Exocarpium Rubrum and Citri Grandis Exocarpium had experienced succession and change, including tangerine(Citrus reticulata), pomelo(C. grandis), and Huazhou pomelo(C. grandis 'Tomentosa'), a specific cultivar of C. grandis produced in Huazhou, Guangdong. Before the Qing Dynasty, tangerine was the main original plant, while Huazhou pomelo came to the fore in the Qing Dynasty. In the 1950 s and 1960 s, the producing area of Huazhou pomelo was destroyed, and thus it had to be supplemented with pomelo. From then on, C. grandis 'Tomentosa' and C. grandis were both listed as the original plants of Citri Grandis Exocarpium in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia. This paper reviewed the historical evolution of the collection, processing, and efficacy of Citri Exocarpium Rubrum and Citri Grandis Exocarpium. The research showed that:(1)The harvest time of the original plants of Citri Grandis Exocarpium and Citri Grandis Exocarpium had changed from maturity to immaturity. The collection and processing of Citri Exocarpium Rubrum was first recorded in the Illustrated Classics of Materia Medica in the Song Dynasty. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the mesocarp of Citri Exocarpium Rubrum needed to be removed completely, and Citri Grandis Exocarpium from C. grandis 'Tomentosa' was processed into different specifications such as seven-piece, five-piece, and single piece. Furthermore, processed young fruits of Huazhou pomelo appeared.(2)Citri Exocarpium Rubrum and Citri Grandis Exocarpium were processed with carp skin for the first time in the Master Lei's Discourse on Medicinal Processing. It was suggested that carp skin might be helpful for eliminating bones stuck in throat. During the Song, Jin, and Yuan Dynasties, some other processing methods such as ba-king, stir-frying, and salt-processing appeared. Honey, soil, ginger juice, and alum were firstly used as adjuvants for the processing in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Citri Exocarpium Rubrum was mainly prepared with salt in order to improve the effect of lowering Qi, while it was unnecessary for Citri Grandis Exocarpium from C. grandis 'Tomentosa' because of its obvious effect of lowering Qi and eliminating phlegm. The stir-frying and honey-frying methods helped reduce the strong effect of Citri Grandis Exocarpium from C. grandis 'Tomentosa'.(3)According to the application of Citri Exocarpium Rubrum and Citri Grandis Exocarpium in history, their medicinal use began in Han and Tang Dynasties, developed in Song, Jin, and Yuan Dynasties, and matured in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Citri Grandis Exocarpium from C. grandis 'Tomentosa' was originally applied in Ming and Qing Dynasties, and it still plays an important in role treating COVID-19 nowadays. Moreover, Citri Grandis Exocarpium from C. grandis had cold medicinal property, while Citri Grandis Exocarpium from C. grandis 'Tomentosa' had warm medicinal property, and thus they should not be treated the same. At present, Huazhou pomelo has a certain production scale. Therefore, it is recommended that in the next edition of Chinese Pharmacopoeia, only C. grandis 'Tomentosa' should be included as the original plant of Citri Grandis Exocarpium, and C. grandis should be deleted. The results are conducive to the further development and utilization of Citri Exocarpium Rubrum and Citri Grandis Exocarpium, and support the rational use of Citri Grandis Exocarpium and its processed products.

Traditional uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacology of Toxicodendron vernicifluum (Stokes) F.A. Barkley - A review.

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Toxicodendron vernicifluum (Stokes) F.A. Barkley (syn. Rhus verniciflua or vernicifera Stokes, Anacardiaceae) (RVS), the lacquer tree, also known as sumac, has been used in China, Japan and South Korea for thousands of years as a highly durable coating material and a traditional herbal medicine, which contains medicinal ingredients with anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and anti-rheumatic activities. AIM OF THIS REVIEW: This review intends to provide a comprehensive and critical appraisal of RVS, including its phytochemical data, botanical and pharmacological literature that support its therapeutic potential in treatment on human diseases, with emphasis on the isolation of natural occurring compounds and detailed pharmacological investigations. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Specific information of RVS was collected by using the key words "Toxicodendron vernicifluum", "Rhus verniciflua Stokes", "Rhus vernicifera Stokes" and "Lacquer tree" through published scientific materials (including PubMed, ScienceDirect, Wiley, ACS, CNKI, Scifinder, Springer, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and Baidu Scholar) and other literature sources. RESULTS: The major phytoconstituents, 175 of which are presented in this review, including flavonoids, urushiols, terpenes, phenolic acids and other types of compounds, of which flavonoids and urushiols are main components. The extracts and isolates purified from RVS showed a wide range of in vitro and in vivo pharmacological effects, such as anti-cancer, anti-oxidation, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, tyrosinase inhibition and so on. CONCLUSION: The modern pharmacological research of RVS mainly focus on the pharmacological effects of crude extract or active constituents, of which the flavonoids are widely studied. However, there are few reports on the relationship between pharmacological effects and their structures. And at present, there is still a lack of researches that are of both effective and in-depth. Meanwhile, there is little research on quality control. Apart from the wood and lacquer, other botanical parts also need to be explored further. In addition to phenolic compounds, the study on other types of components in T. vernicifluum would start more sparks for the discovery of new bioactive principles.

Human action recognition based on HOIRM feature fusion and AP clustering BOW.

In this paper, we propose a human action recognition method using HOIRM (histogram of oriented interest region motion) feature fusion and a BOW (bag of words) model based on AP (affinity propagation) clustering. First, a HOIRM feature extraction method based on spatiotemporal interest points ROI is proposed. HOIRM can be regarded as a middle-level feature between local and global features. Then, HOIRM is fused with 3D HOG and 3D HOF local features using a cumulative histogram. The method further improves the robustness of local features to camera view angle and distance variations in complex scenes, which in turn improves the correct rate of action recognition. Finally, a BOW model based on AP clustering is proposed and applied to action classification. It obtains the appropriate visual dictionary capacity and achieves better clustering effect for the joint description of a variety of features. The experimental results demonstrate that by using the fused features with the proposed BOW model, the average recognition rate is 95.75% in the KTH database, and 88.25% in the UCF database, which are both higher than those by using only 3D HOG+3D HOF or HOIRM features. Moreover, the average recognition rate achieved by the proposed method in the two databases is higher than that obtained by other methods.

α-Tetralonyl Glucosides from the Green Walnut Husks of Juglans mandshurica and Their Antiproliferative Effects.

Two new α-tetralonyl glucosides, (4S)-4,5,8-trihydroxy-α-tetralone-5-O-ß-D-glucopyranosyl(1 → 6)-ß-D-glucopyranoside (1: ) and (4S)-4,8-dihydroxy-α-tetralone-4-O-ß-D-glucopyranosyl(1 → 6)-ß-D-glucopyranoside (2: ), together with eight known compounds (3:  - 10: ) were isolated from the green walnut husks of Juglans mandshurica. The structural characterization of all compounds was performed by spectroscopic analyses, including 1D and 2D NMR and HR-ESI-MS experiments. The isolated compounds were assayed for their cytotoxicity against two human cancer cell lines, A549 and HeLa. Four compounds (7:  - 10: ) exhibited inhibitory effects against two human cancer cell lines with GI50 values between 1.3 and 5.8 µM.

Screening and identification of the AFLP markers linked to a new powdery mildew resistance gene in wheat cultivar Brock.

Wheat cultivar Jing 411 which is susceptible to powdery mildew, wheat cultivar Brock and near isogenic lines (NILs) of Jing411, which are resistant to powdery mildew were analysized for polymorphisms using 225 pairs of AFLP primers Only two pairs of primers Pst+GAC/Mse+ TCT (P1) and Pst+AGC/Mse+ACC (P2) stably produced polymorphic bands between the resistant and susceptible plants. Two specific fragments were obtained. By cloning and sequencing these two specific fragments, it was showed that the specific fragment amplified by primer P1 had 268bp, and the fragment amplified by P2 had 227bp. They were named AFLP marker P1(268) and P2(227) respectively. Linkage analysis of these two markers revealed that the polymorphism existed in a 106 F2 segregating population. These two markers closely linked to a powdery mildew resistance gene in wheat cultivar Brock, linkage distance were 3.6 and 1.9 cM respectively. These two markers will be useful for marker-assisted selection and gene pyramiding in wheat resistance breeding.

[The effect of Haynaldia villosa v chromosome on the mitochondrial proteome of wheat-H. villosa chromosome substitution line and translocation line].

Wheat-Haynaldia villosa chromosome substitution line (6A/6V) and translocation lines (6DL/6VS, 6AL/6VS) were obtained through hybridization of H. villosa with powdery mildew susceptible cultivated wheat. Substitution line and translocation lines contain V chromosome or the chromosome short arm (VS) of H. villosa. They are resistant to powdery mildew. In this study, mitochondrial proteome changes were analyzed by using substitution line (6A/6V), translocation line (6DL/6VS) as experimental materials in order to studying the effects of V chromosome on the mitochondrial proteome and related to powdery mildew resistance. The results indicated that 16 new mitochondrial protein spots (spot1, 22kDa/PI8.5; spot2, 31 kDa/PI 7.5; spot3, 28 kDa/PI 7.0; spot4, 31 kDa/PI 6.5; spot5, 40 kDa/PI 7.5; spot6, 40 kDa/PI 7.4; spot7, 80 kDa/PI 8.4; spot8, 50 kDa/PI 7.5; spot9, 60 kDa/PI 7.3; spot10, 65 kDa/PI 6.6; spot11, 65 kDa/PI 6.6; spot12, 73 kDa/PI 7.5; spot13, 73 kDa/PI 7.7; spot14, 46 kDa/PI 7.4; spot15, 46 kDa/PI 7.3; spot16, 38 kDa/PI 6.3) were produced and 7 mitochondrial protein spots (spot1, 40 kDa/PI 7.5; spot2, 43 kDa/PI 7.6; spot3, 48 kDa/PI 7.5; spot4, 42 kDa/PI 8.0; spot5, 43 kDa/PI 7.5; spot6, 32 kDa/PI 4.8; spot7, 40 kDa/PI 5.5) were absent in substitution line, 7 new mitochondrial protein spots (spotl, 43 kDa/PI 6.3; spot2, 60 kDa/PI 6.5; spot3, 60 kDa/PI 6.4; spot4, 65 kDa/PI 7.5; spot5, 55 kDa/PI 8.2; spot6, 31 kDa/PI 8.0; spot7, 43 kDa/PI 8.0) were produced and 6 mitochondrial protein spots (spot1', 66 kDa/PI 8.3; spot2', 58 kDa/PI 8.5; spot3', 36 kDa/PI 7.0; spot4', 48 kDa/PI 7.7; spot5', 48 kDa/PI 6.8; spot6', 43 kDa/PI 6.2) were absent in translocation line. These experimental results suggest that V chromosome or VS of H. villosa can obviously lead mitochondrial proteome changed. These changes may be associated with resistant to powdery mildew of substitution line and translocation line.

[The changes in chloroplast proteome caused by different nuclear background in cytoplasmic male-sterile (CMS) of wheat].

Comparative studies of chloroplast proteome on different developmental stage (seeding, tillering, shooting, booting stage) of leaves have been made in isoplamic allonuclear male-sterile lines Nongda 3237A, Xiaoyan No.6 A and their maintainer lines by 2D-PAGE. The results indicated that no obvious differences were found in chloroplast proteome between Nongda 3237A, Nongda 3237B, Xiaoyan No.6A, Xiaoyan No.6B at different developmental stages of leaves. Differences were found just at booting stage in Xiaoyan No.6A and its maintainer lines. Obvious differences, however, were observed in chloroplast proteome between isoplasmic allonuclear male-sterile lines Nongda 3237A and Xiaoyan No.6A. For instance,2 protein spots (pl5.4/34kDa, pl5.4/32kDa) at seedling stage,6 protein spots (pl5.4/80kDa, pl5.4/65kDa, pl5.4/60kDa, pl5.4/48kDa, pI5.4/40kDa, pI5.4/35kDa) at booting stage were present in Xiaoyan No.6A and absent in Nongda 3237A. pl6.3/18kDa was present at seedling stage in Nongda 3237A and absent in Xiaoyan No. 6A. pI6.8/28kDa protein spot revealed the developmental changes. It was present in leaves at seedling, tillering, shooting stages and absent at flowering stage in Nongda 3237A. No development changes of the protein spot were observed in Xiaoyan No.6A. These experiment results demonstrated that it was possible chloroplast proteome wasn't relative to the cytoplasmic male-sterile characteristics. But nuclear background in male -sterile lines can obviously affect chloroplast protein composition. Distant relative on nuclear-cytoplasmic has larger differences on chloroplast proteome than close relative on nuclear-cytoplasmic in CMS.